Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about River Raisin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for River Raisin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washtenaw County: Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near River Raisin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Raisin:
- Washtenaw County (The home county of River Raisin)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Sharon Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Saline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ann Arbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Barton Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Hudson Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Somerset Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- North Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Stockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Norvell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Fishville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Napoleon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grass Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leoni
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Trist
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Clarklake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Michigan Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vandercook Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Tecumseh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Britton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Onsted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Devils Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Chalkerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Hell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
- Kaiserville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Unadilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Pinckney
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Gregory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pettysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Whitmore Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Cone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Azalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Petersburg Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Federman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Grape
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Ida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lulu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Oakland County
- South Lyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sheldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Metamora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Denson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Assumption
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Berkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sylvania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Raisin, see our County-by-County Page for River Raisin.
Cemeteries Near River Raisin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Raisin.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for River Raisin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Raisin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Bridgewater Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gadd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shellenberger Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis' Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wisner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowes Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that River Raisin had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Raisin, with the one closest to River Raisin listed first.
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Tecumseh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Saline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norvell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Britton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Onsted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raisin Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- Holloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Raisin. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Raisin.
Newspapers Published in River Raisin ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Raisin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Raisin, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Raisin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to River Raisin:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Washtenaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Ingham County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Oakland County
- Wayne County
- Fulton County
- Lucas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about River Raisin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Raisin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |